• Police said a victim reported her boyfriend assaulted her around 9 p.m. Tuesday on the 400 block of East Northampton Street. She told police Jeffrey Dance choked, scratched, shoved and struck her.

Police said the victim has a scratch on her face and redness around her neck. Police said Dance fled before officers arrived. Charges of simple assault and harassment are pending against Dance, police said.

• Police stopped a vehicle around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lehigh Street and Park Avenue and discovered the driver had a suspended license and the passenger had an arrest warrant.

The driver, Clifton Blake, 28, of Harry Street, Wilkes-Barre, also had marijuana on him.

The passenger, Joseph Monroe, 25, of George Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, had a loaded, stolen .357 revolver in his possession, police said.

Both men, formerly of Brooklyn, New York, were arrested and transported to headquarters.

Blake was charged with possession of marijuana, processed and released.

Monroe, a self-admitted Crip gang member, was charged with receiving stolen property and carrying a firearm without a license.

He was arraigned via video.

• Shane Dooley, 19, of Wilkes-Barre, was cited with retail theft on Wednesday after police said he was stopped by a Rite Aid loss prevention officer.

• Talia Wallace, 32, of Pittston, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Aug. 10 following a hit and run incident, police said. Officers said Wallace crashed her car on Maxwell Street after fleeing from the scene of another crash on Coal Street.

Police said DUI charges are pending the outcome of blood alcohol tests.

• Officers arrested Clayton Canaii, a Luzerne County Correctional Facility inmate approved for a work release program, for possession of synthetic marijuana on Wednesday.

Officers said Canaii was sleeping on a chair at 70 N. Main Street and did not respond to requests to show identification.

Police said Canaii would not cooperate with officers after he was told that he was under arrest for public intoxication, then attempted to put a hand-rolled cigarette containing synthetic marijuana in his mouth. Canaii was returned to the correctional facility following his arrest.

Hit-and-run reported in Hanover Township

Hanover Township police reported a hit-and-run that happened early Wednesday.

Police said residents in the area of the 900 block of Pine Run Road reported hearing a crash, but when officers checked the area all they found was a car door and door handle.

Police said it appeared the driver hit the guardrail and fled the scene.

Police examined the scene and determined the vehicle was a Nissan, unknown model, with the driver side damaged from the crash.

Reported scam under investigation

Nanticoke police are investigating reports of a scam taking place on River Street in the Honey Pot section of the city.

A River Street resident told police that a man claiming to be from the water company inspected her pipes in the basement, then asked for change for a $100 bill on Tuesday.

The resident said the man, approximately 30 or 40 years old, exited her home after she said she had no money in the house.

Police said residents should not let anyone into their homes without showing valid ID.

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